• Owners of residential properties must obtain building permits for any building construction project they plan to undertake on their own house or accessory buildings.
• Permits for residential building construction or remodeling work to be completed by a contractor can be obtained by the homeowner or contractor. Contractors must be State Certified to take out a permit. 
• Homeowners must obtain electrical, heating or plumbing permits for such work that they undertake in their own home. 
• If a homeowner has a contractor work on electrical, plumbing or heating, the contractor shall be licensed and obtain the required permit for the work. 
• All electrical, plumbing and heating work completed on a building other than a single family, owner occupied home, must be completed by a licensed contractor.

For additional questions, please contact the Inspections Department at 715-839-4947.

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